Nebraska

In Nebraska enjoyed learning more about the history of the plains and the peoples who have lived there. We also really enjoyed learning about the spectacular migration of Sandhill Cranes through Nebraska. 

Books:

• Locomotive by Brian Floca

• Little Nebraska

• C is for Cornhusker: A Nebraska Alphabet by Rajean Luebs Shepard

• Nebraska (My United States: A True Book) by Jennifer Zeiger

• The Huckabuck Family: and How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit and Came Back  by Carl Sandburg

• Going North by Janice Harrington

• Article on Evelyn Sharp: https://www.ninety-nines.org/sharpie-life-of-evelyn-sharp.htm 

• Native American Doctor: The Story of Susan LaFlesche Picotte by Jeri Ferris

• In the New World by Gerda Raidt

• Elsie’s Bird by Jane Yolen

• The Bell in the Bridge by Ted Kooser

• Bag in the Wind by Ted Kooser

• House Held Up By Trees by Ted Kooser

• Pioneer Girl: Growing Up on the Prairie by Andrea Warren

• Truth and Honor: The President Ford Story by Lindsey McDivitt

• Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender by S. D. Nelson

• Sandhill Crane Migration https://nebraskaflyway.com/the-spring-migration-of-the-sandhill-cranes/

Art Project:

Chimney Rock, Nebraska

For the art project the kids wanted to depict the iconic Chimney Rock at the time of westward expansion. We've spent a lot of time talking about the complex history of US expansion, and they understand that it was a disaster for native peoples, but also felt like it was a significant and recognizable piece of Nebraska history, and including the covered wagon added both scale and historical significance to the landscape. Media used are sharpie, oil pastel, and water color, as usual, and they especially had fun painting the sunset.